Water, something so basic and essential to sustaining life is taken advantage by many people. People don’t realize or care to know where or how their water is obtained until a big tragedy occurs. Because of this, the whole state of drinking water in the USA today is a crisis. Usually, we only make a decision based off of what we know from the surface and not the actual truth or core of it. I believe that us Americans should really think and be concerned about the state of our drinking water because we can’t go by what the congress EPA says because big companies like them only care about the money. So it is ultimately up to us Americans to find out and really be concerned with our drinking water because no one will tell us otherwise.
If we were informed correctly about issues, we would make smart informed decisions. Because of the water pollution has no taste or scent, many of us do not realize we are ingesting these harmful chemicals. “An estimated 19.5 million Americans fall ill each year from drinking water that is infested with harmful …show more content…
I do understand we need to fix our issues and problems but if we make everyone aware, we will be able to tackle this crisis. “About 5,000 children die each day due to preventable diarrheal diseases such as cholera and dysentery, which spread when people use contaminated water for drinking or cooking” (National Geographic 5). This is really sad because it is killing children, the ultimate image of youth and innocence. This usually happens in low-come areas because of the lack of effort and money to take care of the drinking water. Usually, the wells in that area are not approved or looked at by the EPA which is astonishing because, with those areas, it is a must. Because it is killing our children and other people, we need to be worried and take
If we were informed correctly about issues, we would make smart informed decisions. Because of the water pollution has no taste or scent, many of us do not realize we are ingesting these harmful chemicals. “An estimated 19.5 million Americans fall ill each year from drinking water that is infested with harmful …show more content…
I do understand we need to fix our issues and problems but if we make everyone aware, we will be able to tackle this crisis. “About 5,000 children die each day due to preventable diarrheal diseases such as cholera and dysentery, which spread when people use contaminated water for drinking or cooking” (National Geographic 5). This is really sad because it is killing children, the ultimate image of youth and innocence. This usually happens in low-come areas because of the lack of effort and money to take care of the drinking water. Usually, the wells in that area are not approved or looked at by the EPA which is astonishing because, with those areas, it is a must. Because it is killing our children and other people, we need to be worried and take